Structural and functional analysis of the newt lymphatic system.

ABSTRACT: Regeneration competent vertebrates such as newts and salamanders possess a weakened adaptive immune system characterized by multiple connections between the lymphatic system and the blood vascular system called lymphatic hearts. The role of lymphatic vasculature and these lymphaticovenous connections in regeneration is unknown. We used in-vivo near-infrared lymphangiography, ultra-high frequency ultrasonography, micro-CT lymphangiography, and histological serial section 3-dimentional computer reconstruction to evaluate the lymphatic territories of Cynops pyrrhogaster. We used our model and supermicrosurgery to show that lymphatic hearts are not essential for lymphatic circulation and limb regeneration. Instead, newts possess a novel intraosseous network of lymphatics inside the bone expres

SUBMITTER: Banda CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10140069 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature